Blacksmith&#39;s tongs.



W. L. DAVIS.

BLAGKSMITH'S TONGS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1909.

Patented De0. 21, 1909.

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WILLIAM L. DAVIS, OF GEORGES CREEK, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OE ONE-HALF T0WILLIAM B. PRUITT, OF GEORGES CREEK, TEXAS.

BLACKSMI'IHS TONGS.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

Application filed April 7, 1909. Serial No. 488,422.

To all whom it may concern:

citizen of the United States, residing at- Georges Creek, in the countyof Somervell and State of Texas, have invented a new and usefulBlaeksmiths Tongs, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of the invention are, generally, the provision, in amerchantable form, of a device of the class above specified which shallbe inexpensive to manufacture, facile in operation and devoid ofcomplicated parts; specifically, the provision of a pair of jaws ofnovel and improved form; of handles adapted to be assembled with saidjaws; and of novel means for operatively connecting the handles with thejaws, whereby the latter may be given a parallel motion; other andfurther objects being made manifest hereinafter as the description ofthe invention progresses.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described, delineated in the accompanying drawings andparticularly pointed out in that portion of this instrument whereinpatentable novelty is claimed for certain distinctive and peculiarfeatures of the device, it being understood that within the scope ofwhat hereinafter is thus claimed divers changes in the form,proportions, size and minor details of the structure may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to denote corresponding partsthroughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 shows my invention in sideelevation; Fig. 2 shows the same in longitudinal section, parts beingshown in elevation; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of mydevice; Fig. 4 illustrates the device shown in Fig. 3, in longitudinalsection, parts being in elevation; Fig. 5 is an end elevation of thejaws; Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view designed to show the meanswhereby the aws are assembled with the handle.

In carrying out my invention, I provide,

primarily, a pair of crossed handles 1.

These handles 1, at their point of intersection, are mutually recessed,as denoted by the numeral 3, so that the outer faces of the handles maybe flush. At their point of intersection the handles 1 are united bymeans of a countersunk rivet 2, which is threaded to engage one of saidhandles, and provided at its extended portion with a lock-nut 20. Thehandles 1 are provided with apertures 4, designed to receive retainingelements 5, whereby the jaws 15 and 19 may be assembled with thehandles. The ends of the handles which lie upon the opposite side of therivet 2 from the apertures 4 are provided with apertures 1 1, designedto receive retaining elements (3, which share the jawholding function ofthe retaining elements 5. The apertures 4t and 14 are duplicated in eachof the handles, so that the aws may be spaced apart to accommodatematerial of diflerent widths.

In the following description the device will be assumed to be in theposition shown in the drawings, and the terms upper, lower, above below,and the like. will have reference to the tool as it appears in thedrawings.

The jaw 15 at its lower end is slotted, as denoted by the numeral 8, toreciprocate upon the retaining element 5. The upper end of the jaw 15,above the pivotal connection between the handles, is pivotally connectedwith the handle which is opposite to the one with which the jaw 15 hassliding connection by means of the slot 8. Near its upper end, the jaw19 is slotted, as denoted by the numeral 17, the retaining element (3being arranged to reciprocate in this slot 17. The retaining elementwhich passes through the slot 1'? is assembled with the same handle withwhich the jaw 15 is connected through the slot 8 in said jaw, but uponthe opposite side of the pivotal connection 2 between the jaws. At itslower end, the jaw 9 is pivotally connected with the same handle towhich the jaw 15 is pivotally connected, but upon the opposite side ofthe pivotal connection 2 between the handles. The jaw 15 is laterallyflexed at its upper extremity substantially at right angles to the bodyportion, as denoted by the numeral 16, and the jaw 19 is similarly bent,as denoted by the numeral 18. Then the handles 1 are separated, theportions 16 and 18 of the jaws will move apart, and when the handles 1are brought of the bolt 5.

As shown in Fig. 5, the portions 16 and 18 of the jaws may belongitudinally grooved upon their adjacent faces, as denoted by thenumeral 10, in order that a bolt, rivet, or other round object may bereadily grasped between the jaws.

As shown in Fig. 2, the jaws may be provided with cooperating shearingedges 11, whereby metal may be cut. Below the pivotal connection 2between the aws, the same may be provided with serrations 12, wherebyround iron and pipes may readily be grasped and held.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the rectangularly bent portions 16and 18 of the jaws are dispensed with and the said jaws aresubstantially straight throughout their length. In this form, since itis not necessary to retract one of said jaws longitudinally toward theother, the slots 8 in both of said jaws, lie below the pivotalconnection 2 between the handles, the jaws being pivotally connectedwith the handles above the pivotal connection 2 between the handles.

The jaws 7, if desired, may be laterally ext-ended over the extremity ofthe handles, as denoted by the numeral 9, and these jaws may be providedwith the grooves 10, shown and described in connection with the form ofthe device delineated in Figs. 1 and 2.

The particular means whereby the jaws are assembled with the handles isof importance, and I have shown the same in detail in Fig. 6. It willthere be seen that the retaining element 5 is provided with a headadapted to engage the jaws 7, the handles 1 being threaded to receivethe threaded end This bolt 5 is extended beyond the handle 1 and isprovided with a lock-nut 20, designed to prevent the element 5 fromworking loose in the handle and the jaw. It is to be understood that theforegoing description, although specifically applied to the retainingelement 5 of Fig. 3, applies likewise to the elements 6 and 2 throughoutthe several figures of the draw mgs.

The jaws shown in Figs. 3 and 1 may be interchangeably mounted upon thesame pair of handles, and the device furnishes a means whereby work maybe readily grasped and held. The form shown in Fig. 1 is peculiarlyadapted for band work, and when in addition to the form of jaws thereshown,

the jaws of Fig. 3 are provided, a wide range of work may be handled andthe difiiculties incident to such handling may readily be met andovercome.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire toprotect, by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising a pair of crossed handlespivotally connected at their point of intersection; a pair of jawspivoted at opposite ends to one handle upon opposite sides of thepivotal connection between the handles, and having sliding connection atopposite ends with the other handle upon opposite sides of the pivotalconnection between the handles.

2. A device of the class described compris ing a pair of crossed handlespivotally connected at their point of intersection; a pair of jawspivot-ed at opposite ends to one handle upon opposite sides of thepivotal connection between the handles, and having sliding connection atopposite ends with the other handle upon opposite sides of the pivotalconnection between the handles, the terminals of the jaws being overbentat right angles to their body portions.

3. A device of the class described comprising a pair of crossed handles,each provided upon both sides of their point of intersection with aplurality of openings; jaws slidably mounted upon the exterior of thehandles for parallel movement; and retaining members extending throughthe jaws and arranged to be mounted successively in the openings of thehandles.

A device of the class described comprising a pair of crossed handles,each provided upon both sides of their point of intersection with aplurality of openings; jaws slidably mounted upon the exterior of thehandles for parallel movement; and retaining members extending throughthe jaws and arranged to be mounted successively in the openings of thehandles, the terminals of the jaws being extended laterally to overhangthe handles.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM L. DAVIS.

lVitnesses N. H. ISENBERG, R. VIDLER.

